Fiction

Title page of "The Complaint: or, Night Thoughts" features ornate design, red and black text about life, death, immortality; dated 1743.

O what a miracle to man is man? - Edward Young's Night Thoughts [short excerpt]

A few sweet lines from the amazing 18th century best-selling poet Edward Young, on the amazing nature of mankind.

Colonial-NewYorker

Sep 31 min read

Portrait of a person wearing a green robe and cap with ornate patterns, set against a plain brown background. The expression is calm and formal.

The Banyan, the 18th century's most fashionable accessory

A short and witty reflection on the 18th century fashion icon, the banyan, alongside an except from the novel "the Yellow Cardinal", set in 1765-1776.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 212 min read

Two men from the 18th century talk outdoors, dressed in rich Georgian garb.

The Hill, an unfinished poem about John Adams

An unfinished yet elegant lyric poem about the epic dissolution of the historic friendship between John Adams and Jonathan Sewall in 1774.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 186 min read

Commonplace History

History. Fiction. Oddity.

O what a miracle to man is man? - Edward Young's Night Thoughts [short excerpt]

The Banyan, the 18th century's most fashionable accessory

The Hill, an unfinished poem about John Adams